A Long Way to Greatness: Carlos Alcaraz

Is Carlos on his way to historical greatness? Carlos Alcaraz has a long road to greatness. But he’s on track so far. It’s been almost two years since Alcaraz first won a Grand Slam. Then, he was a fresh-faced teenager who grabbed the crowd and the title with his flashy shot-making at the 2022 U.S. Open. The following year, he showed he could take on the greats with an enthralling five-set victory against Novak Djokovic in the final of Wimbledon, capturing his second major title. Now, the Spaniard has won four Slams, and there’s talk about whether he is on his way to becoming one of the greats himself. At this year’s Wimbledon, Alcaraz smoked former No. 1 Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 [4] in the finals on the grass. Together with his victory at the French Open on clay a few weeks before, it has firmly established him as the current player to beat in the men’s game. But being considered an all-time great is a much more difficult feat than it used to be, thanks to the incredible era of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic that recently unfolded, with each repeatedly breaking Grand Slam records and Djokovic currently…